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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF ALUMINUM OXIDE, SILICON CARBIDE, AND METALLIC | ||||||||||
| ABRASIVES, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Aluminum oxide: | ||||||||||
| Crude: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 7,880 | $4,010 | 4,390 | $4,130 | ||||||
| China | 167,000 | 49,000 | 119,000 | 34,100 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 20,700 | 8,140 | 40,400 | 11,900 | ||||||
| Other | 1,980 | 957 | 4,480 | 2,060 | ||||||
| Total | 198,000 | 62,100 | 168,000 | 52,100 | ||||||
| Ground and refined: | ||||||||||
| Austria | 6,370 | 9,150 | 6,410 | 9,560 | ||||||
| Brazil | 10,500 | 8,080 | 11,600 | 9,630 | ||||||
| Canada | 4,690 | 3,130 | 938 | 1,390 | ||||||
| China | 1,540 | 818 | 2,010 | 784 | ||||||
| France | 714 | 946 | 1,260 | 1,900 | ||||||
| Germany | 10,300 | 13,200 | 9,900 | 14,400 | ||||||
| Hungary | 3,420 | 2,660 | 2,120 | 1,730 | ||||||
| Italy | 4,450 | 3,570 | 3,030 | 2,660 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 598 | 618 | 780 | 919 | ||||||
| South Africa | 1,820 | 850 | 40 | 115 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 590 | 1,840 | 831 | 2,030 | ||||||
| Other | 1,160 | r | 1,680 | r | 1,800 | 2,640 | ||||
| Total | 46,100 | 46,600 | 40,700 | 47,700 | ||||||
| Silicon carbide: | ||||||||||
| Crude: | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1,980 | 1,030 | 380 | 167 | ||||||
| China | 113,000 | 58,800 | 118,000 | 55,400 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 5,830 | 1,140 | 4,140 | 558 | ||||||
| Romania | 16,100 | 4,350 | 6,180 | 720 | ||||||
| Russia | 2,060 | 1,040 | 1,510 | 913 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 14,300 | 6,030 | 8,050 | 3,280 | ||||||
| Other | 2,360 | 3,360 | 6,210 | 7,910 | ||||||
| Total | 156,000 | 75,800 | 145,000 | 69,000 | ||||||
| Ground and refined: | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 10,700 | 7,600 | 10,500 | 9,250 | ||||||
| Canada | 18 | 48 | 756 | 814 | ||||||
| China | 13,400 | 11,400 | 16,300 | 13,700 | ||||||
| Japan | 1,380 | 6,980 | 2,040 | 10,700 | ||||||
| Norway | 2,270 | 8,540 | 1,300 | 6,170 | ||||||
| Russia | 9,990 | 5,810 | 1,710 | 1,310 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 3,380 | 3,760 | 2,680 | 1,540 | ||||||
| Vietnam | 1,960 | 1,430 | 3,450 | 2,660 | ||||||
| Other | 1,980 | r | 6,670 | r | 1,810 | 5,730 | ||||
| Total | 45,000 | 52,200 | 40,500 | 51,900 | ||||||
| Metallic abrasives: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10,300 | 5,450 | 12,300 | 6,980 | ||||||
| China | 1,480 | 1,270 | 2,820 | 1,890 | ||||||
| Germany | 2,270 | 3,550 | 2,320 | 3,320 | ||||||
| Other | 2,410 | 2,250 | 2,100 | 2,220 | ||||||
| Total | 16,500 | 12,500 | 19,600 | 14,400 | ||||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program